Comparison of methods for the immunological identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens using commercially-obtained reagents.
Neither an immunofluorescent nor a co-agglutination method was adequately sensitive for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae when commercially-obtained reagents were used to test oxidase positive organisms taken directly from Transgrow medium. The sensitivity of co-agglutination, the better of the two methods, was improved from 83% to 96% when organisms were subcultured for colony isolation prior to identification. False positive results were obtained with both methods.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology
D007202:Indicators and Reagents